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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
1
Repair Your Rubbers describes dissolving gutta percha with chloroform to cement parts, dry, then heat and press. It notes Caldesa youths forming a winter dancing club with Ed Murphy as president and G. R. Tiffany as secretary. Membership cards are being printed and meetings are set for the first and third Thursday nights each month.
President Roosevelt proclaims Thursday November 28 as a day of general thanksgiving. He notes the nation mourns McKinley yet finds ample cause for gratitude amid peace and prosperity, urging citizens to honor God and perform duties to fellowmen. The proclamation is dated in 1901 and signed by Theodore Roosevelt with Secretary of State John Hay.
Discussion emphasized building suitable roads to bring traders to Lewiston and secure trade. The Fraternal Union event at Masonic Hall drew a mixed attendance but featured a grand secretary lecture on insurance, Augusta Huinsens piano solo, Miss Darrah comedy, and a meritorious violin duet. The Fraters were praised for the entertainment quality.
Claude T. Evans died Tuesday evening after a two week illness from typhoid fever. Born in Hutchinson Missouri 26 years ago he pursued law studies in Saint Louis Denver and later Boise before practicing in Lewiston with Hon. B. F. Morris. An active church member and Knights of Pythias Knight he left many friends. Funeral held Wednesday in Odd Fellows hall with services by Reverend Pine Sumuth and G bony. floral tributes noted.
The entry mocks Tamany and the political scene with a sensational headline tone, noting a defeat and a portrayal of “Long Eared Animals” as outdated for the present era. The piece implies a shifting power dynamic and a critical stance toward reform efforts.
The piece mocks disguising democracy and notes voters rejected reform efforts. It lists gains for Republicans over 1900 in Nebraska Kansas Massachusetts Iowa Ohio New York and other areas. San Francisco unions backed labor mayor candidate Smith with a large margin while local papers shifted. Also mentions Pocatello Advance changing format and a local settler, R M Wright, moving south.
Caldwell, Idaho votes $5,000 in bonds to own and operate a water system. A legal challenge to bond validity is heard, with brokers ready to take them once the court rules. Construction will start immediately, signaling expected growth for the enterprising city.
Miss Mary Ryan closed a successful term at Smiths Prairie on the 17th and began a winter term at Pine Theatre. The prairie area, like many new countries, awaits the return of students as schooling resumes in winter.
Elmore Republican notes Ryan has proved herself equal to a crisis by teaching a four month term in a 12 by 16 tent while living in a boarding house with a dirt floor. The paper challenges other Idaho districts to match such experience if they can.
A pair of 1901 Idaho attorney general letters discuss where and how livestock from other states should be taxed. Frank Martin concludes Section 20 governs animals kept temporarily in the state for return home, with taxes due in the home county if livestock were present then. otherwise, in the county of first assessment.
H Crowe of Lapwai, a government official, traveled through the city Wednesday morning with several cattle that had strayed for weeks. He reported the department is in good standing and the animals are accounted for.
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